Stimuli-Responsive Gold Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

An emerging concept is that cancers strongly depend on both internal and external signals for growth and invasion. In this review, we will discuss pathological and physical changes in the tumor microenvironment and how these changes can be exploited to design gold nanoparticles for cancer diagnosis...

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Main Authors: Li Tian, Linfeng Lu, Yang Qiao, Saisree Ravi, Ferandre Salatan, Marites P. Melancon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/7/2/19